publication

noun

pub·​li·​ca·​tion ˌpə-blə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the act or process of publishing

2

: a published work

Examples of publication in a Sentence

The company specializes in the publication of dictionaries.

She has a very impressive list of publications.

Recent Examples on the Web

Advertisement Advertisement Anthropic shared the research exclusively with TIME ahead of its publication on Friday. —Billy Perrigo, Time, 27 June 2025

By comparison, Kamala Harris’s effort with Cooper contrastingly didn’t crack 1 million views and sits, at the time of publication, at a comparatively meagre 992,000. —Jason Davis, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

Wintour, who began her career at Vogue in 1988, is not leaving the publication completely, staying on as Condé Nast’s chief content officer and Vogue's global editorial director. —Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 June 2025

Anna Wintour plans to step away from her role as editor in chief of the U.S. edition of Vogue but will retain two highly influential roles at the publication and its parent. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English publicacioun "act of making something public, promulgation,'" borrowed from Anglo-French publicacion, borrowed from Latin pūblicātiōn-, pūblicātiō "appropriation by the state, disclosure" (Late Latin, "making generally known, publicizing"), from pūblicāre "to make public property, appropriate to the state, make generally known" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at publish

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing publication

• accept for publication
• pre-publication

Rhymes for publication

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Kids Definition

publication

noun

pub·​li·​ca·​tion ˌpəb-lə-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the act or process of publishing

2

: a published work

Legal Definition

publication

noun

pub·​li·​ca·​tion

1

: the act or process of publishing

2

: a published work